Industrial Operations Specialist

3 days ago


Kansas City, Missouri, United States Ace Hardware Full time
About This Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Industrial Engineer to join our team at Ace Hardware. The successful candidate will be responsible for driving process improvement activities to achieve dramatic improvements in key business metrics such as safety, quality, delivery, cost, and employee development.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in industrial engineering, with experience in Lean tools, quality standards, and continuous improvement methodologies. They will also possess excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to coach and mentor employees in the use of these methods.

This role offers a unique opportunity to work with a leading retailer-owned hardware cooperative, with over 5,800 locally owned and operated stores across approximately 60 countries.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop advanced competency in wide range of engineering methods, Lean tools, and quality standards.
  • Coaches employees in the use and implementation of Continuous Improvement, Quality Assurance, & Lean principles.
  • Applies company methodologies and tools, engineering methodologies/tools such as product slotting, studying labor standards (time studies), layouts and optimization of flow, data profiling and analysis, and resource modeling to improve distribution and/or transportation operations.
  • Provides regular reports of data and actions to measure progress against site objectives.


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